(2 cr.)
This course will examine the purchase and sale of
business entities through a presentation and
discussion of the acquisition process. It will
introduce the student to acquisition transactions
through an examination of the reasons for
acquisitions, the types of acquisitions, the
structure of acquisition transactions, the
documentation and negotiation of the principal
agreements and documents to effect an acquisition
transaction and certain corporate governance
matters related to the approval of acquisitions.
The course will focus on private company
transactions but will also consider matters
regarding public company transactions. This
examination will also include a presentation and
analysis of the purchaser and the seller issues
frequently encountered in the acquisition process.
This course is designed to explain to the student
the lawyer?s role in an acquisition and to promote
an understanding of the theory and the practice of
law as it applies to the purchase and the sale of
business entities.
Prerequisite: LAWS 205; Every Year, All